[Chris Burkard]

$1,400.00 is not that bad for re-striping a 43. Consider the materials and labor, it is not that bad at all. If your thru-hulls are badly oxidized, Replace Them! When they age and oxide, they become brittle and can break off! Now you have a direct hole just above the waterline. This is a good way to flood or even sink your boat. Stainless thru-hulls are great, but expensive. Personally, unless the boat is a show piece, I would just replace them with plastic. Good Luck!